Coleophora pokrovkella

Coleophora pokrovkella
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Coleophoridae
Genus:	Coleophora
Species:	C. pokrovkella
Binomial name
Coleophora pokrovkella Baldizzone & Tabell, 2007[1]

Coleophora pokrovkella is a moth of the Coleophoridae family. It is found in the southern Ural Mountains in Russia.

The wingspan is 14.5-15.5 mm. Adults have a white head with a pale buff hue. The thorax is white with light buff dorsal and subdorsal stripes. The forewings are buff. Males have brown scales forming dots and stripes in the apical part. The fringes are white with a pale beige tinge. The hindwings are light grey with pale beige fringes, although these are white towards the apex.^[2]

Etymology

The specific name alludes to vicinity of the village Pokrovka, where the holotype to the new taxon was collected.

References

1. ^ Fauna Europaea
2. ^ Seven New Species Of The Genus Coleophora Hübner (Lepidoptera: Coleophoridae) From The Volgo-Ural Region

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